Which of the following best describes the condition of roads in the late 1700s? Question 1 options:

They had steadily improved from Roman times through the Middle Ages to the late 1700s.

They were muddy and rutted, inflicting on coach travelers bone-jarring injuries.

They were in a bad state but it mattered little because no one used them.

They had never been in better condition and spurred trade between cities and countries.

Question 2 (1 point)
In the early 1800s, road improvements began in Britain. Which of the following did not happen at that time?

Question 2 options:

John McAdam built roads on a foundation of crushed rock that drained well and held up to heavy traffic.

Merchants began to haul heavier loads with fewer horses, leading to increased trade and lower prices.

Passenger traffic increased rapidly between British cities.

The government took control of all private roads and used taxes to improve every road in Britain.

People began to build turnpikes - roads with gates and guards that could only be used after payment of a toll.

Question 3 (1 point)
During the late 1700s and early 1800s, canal building went through many changes. Which statements below tell about those changes?

Choose all answers that are correct.

Question 3 options:

The British Parliament passed laws directing that rivers be dug deeper and made wider.

Road development made canals obsolete and rarely used.

Private firms cut canals at key points and connected rivers.

Thanks to a web of waterways, boats could reach towns they had never been able to reach before.

Americans showed little interest in the development of canals, regarding them as an Old World mode of transportation.

Question 4 (1 point)
Which of the following describes American inventor Robert Fulton?

Question 4 options:

He built a 133-foot paddleboat powered by a steam engine, the Clermont, that sailed on the Hudson River.

He invented a steam-driven paddle boat, but the engine shook the boat to pieces

He constructed a boat with steam-powered oars that traveled between Burlington, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He was a well-connected politician who financed the first steamships.

Question 5 (1 point)
Is the statement true or false?

Fulton got popular credit for “inventing the steamboat.”

Question 5 options:
True
False
Question 6 (1 point)
Is the statement true or false?

Successful as they were on rivers and lakes, steamboats were never able to cross the Atlantic.

Question 6 options:
True
False
Question 7 (1 point)
George Stephenson made important contributions to the revolution in transportation. Which statements are true about him?

Choose all answers that are correct.

Question 7 options:

His most famous steam-powered locomotive was the Rocket.

He invented the electric telegraph.

His locomotives only carried freight, not passengers.

He is regarded as the “Father of the Railroad.”

Question 8 (1 point)
Which of the following is not true about the development of railroads in the first half of the nineteenth century?

Question 8 options:

The Rocket inspired American inventors to turn their attention to railroads.

Railroad companies could never agree to use the same gauge - the space between the rails.

Americans even began talking of building a railroad all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

Railroad companies eventually replaced wooden railroad tracks with ones made of iron.

Question 9 (1 point)
Is the statement true or false?

After the revolution in transportation, almost all the ordinary items people needed had to be made locally.

Question 9 options:
True
False
Question 10 (1 point)
Is the statement true or false?

After the revolution in transportation, factories began to grow in size.

Question 10 options:
True
False
Question 11 (1 point)
Samuel Morse helped spark a revolution in communications. Which statements describe one of Morse's contributions?

Choose all answers which are correct.

Question 11 options:

He developed the semaphore system, thereby revolutionizing communications.

He invented the electric telegraph that transmitted information instantaneously.

He devised a code of dots and dashes for sending messages over the wire.

The first telegraph line ran from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to New York City.

Telegraph wires spread across the continent by following railroad tracks west.